Snap-hook for vehicle-poles



No. 6l3,822. Patented Nov. .8, I898. C A NAUMAN SNAP HOOK FOB VEHIBLEPOLES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. NAUll/IAN, OF DALEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SNAP-HOOK FOR VEHlCLE-POLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 9. 613,822, datedNovember 8, 1898-.

Application filed November 16, 1897. Serial No. 658,742. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. NAUMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Daleville, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new-and useful Improvements inSnap-Hooks for Vehicle-Tongues, &c.; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention has reference to a novel construction in a snap-hook thatis adapted for use in connection with vehicle-pole tips upon thesingletrees of vehicles and in any other manner that may be foundconvenient.

The invention consists in the features of construction hereinafterdescribed and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this invention, Figure 1is a perspective view of a vehicle-pole tip provided with thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 3 is a central verticalsection.

In the drawings the said invention is shown as applied'to a pole-tip,although it is understood that in accordance with the principle involvedit can be employed asa tip ofa singletree and any other connection whereit is found convenient or applicable.

Referring now to the specific construction shown in said drawings, 1indicates the shank of the tip, having the forwardly-facing inclinedannular shoulder 2 of familiar con struction. The end of this shank 1,however, is provided with a downward and rearward extension or bill 3,the end portion of which extends parallel with said shank 1. The upperside of the extremity of said hill 3 is cut away, as shown at 4, toreceive the end of the snap or finger 5. This snap-finger is pivoted tothe shank and in the rear of the shoulder 2, having two lugs 6 at itsrear end that extend on opposite sides of the rib 7, extendingrearwardly from said shoulder and to which the said lugs are pivoted.The lugs are situated to the rear of the flange forming said shoulder,and the snap-finger 5 extends forwardly from the lower endof said lugs,so that it stands below the said shoulder. The said rib 7 extendsforwardly to the front edge of the shoulder 2, terminating flushtherewith, and provides a rounded bearing-face 8 for the spring 9, thatis fastened at its forward end to theforward end portion of the fingerand extends rearwardly and bears upon said face 8 in the manner shown.The said spring serves to hold the front end of the snap-finger incontact and situated within a cut-away portion 4 of the bill 3, wherebythe upper face of the faces of the finger and the snap-finger arepractically in alinement with each other. The extremities of the lugs orears 6 cooperate with the rear face'of the annular shoulder 2, as shownin Fig. 1, to limit the outward movement of the snap-finger 5, thustaking part of the strain ofi the bill 3.

It is seen from the foregoing description that when this device is usedin connection with the pole-tip it effectually prevents the neck-yokefrom becoming accidentally detached from the pole, and thus avoids thedanger that is due to runaways starting from this cause. It can also beapplied to the singletrees and in any other connection, as is obvious.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is r A pole-tip comprising a shank having anannular shoulder, a hook on the shank provided with arearwardly-extending bill, a rib extending from said shoulder rearwardand provided with a rounded bearing-face and also terminating flush withthe forward face of the shoulder, a snap-finger having spaced lugs atits rear end embracing the rib and pivotally connected thereto, and aspring se cured to the free end of said snap-finger and acting againstthe rounded bearing-face of the rib, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. NAUMAN.

Witnesses:

W. A. DE PEW, FRANK DOHERTY.

